At last year’s Silverstone Classic, Dickie Meaden was handed the chance to drive the famous BMW 635 CSi of Jim Richards for the December issue of Motor Sport (available in print and digital form here).
As it proved, he became well acquainted with it from the outside come race day – Dickie and Richards battled it out during the Heritage Touring Car Cup.
And so, with it being ’80s month in print and online, we’ve dug into the not-too-distant archives to relive it all.
What is ‘80s month? Motor Sport is going all ‘80s in print this month – available here – and so the website is following suit. Read about the turbo’s last hurrah, why Group C was sports cars’ best era and much more all month
https://youtu.be/P-AHASG5Ddc Gilles Villeneuve's wife, Joann, has paid tribute to him as a true racer who sought out the very edge of performance, in a video clip released to commemorate the…
The Mercedes 300 SLR '722' steered to victory in the 1955 Mille Miglia by Stirling Moss was given one final blast through London to the home of its pilot
Sixty years ago, Graham Hill won with a Jaguar E-type in the car's debut race. To mark the occasion, Damon Hill gets behind the wheel of the very same car
Follow the emotions of competitors in two of racing's most challenging events: the Nürburgring 24 Hours and Le Mans 24 Moto in a new video documentary, 2+4=24